Dzien, P., Tee, S. S., Kettunen, M. I., Lyons, S. K., Larkin, T. J., Timm, K. N., Hu, D. E., Wright, A., Rodrigues, T. B., Serrao, E. M., Marco-Rius, I., Mannion, E., D'Santos, P., Kennedy, B. W., Brindle, K. M. (August 2016) (13) C magnetic resonance spectroscopy measurements with hyperpolarized [1-(13) C] pyruvate can be used to detect the expression of transgenic pyruvate decarboxylase activity in vivo. Magn Reson Med, 76 (2). pp. 391-401. ISSN 1522-2594 (Electronic)0740-3194 (Linking)
Abstract
PURPOSE: Dissolution dynamic nuclear polarization can increase the sensitivity of the (13) C magnetic resonance spectroscopy experiment by at least four orders of magnitude and offers a novel approach to the development of MRI gene reporters based on enzymes that metabolize (13) C-labeled tracers. We describe here a gene reporter based on the enzyme pyruvate decarboxylase (EC 4.1.1.1), which catalyzes the decarboxylation of pyruvate to produce acetaldehyde and carbon dioxide. METHODS: Pyruvate decarboxylase from Zymomonas mobilis (zmPDC) and a mutant that lacked enzyme activity were expressed using an inducible promoter in human embryonic kidney (HEK293T) cells. Enzyme activity was measured in the cells and in xenografts derived from the cells using (13) C MRS measurements of the conversion of hyperpolarized [1-(13) C] pyruvate to H(13) CO3-. RESULTS: Induction of zmPDC expression in the cells and in the xenografts derived from them resulted in an approximately two-fold increase in the H(13) CO3-/[1-(13) C] pyruvate signal ratio following intravenous injection of hyperpolarized [1-(13) C] pyruvate. CONCLUSION: We have demonstrated the feasibility of using zmPDC as an in vivo reporter gene for use with hyperpolarized (13) C MRS. Magn Reson Med 76:391-401, 2016. (c) 2015 The Authors. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
| Item Type: | Paper |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Zymomonas mobilis pyruvate decarboxylase hyperpolarized [1-13C] pyruvate reporter genes |
| Subjects: | Investigative techniques and equipment > spectroscopy > magnetic resonance spectroscopy |
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| Communities: | CSHL labs > Lyons lab |
| Depositing User: | Matt Covey |
| Date: | August 2016 |
| Date Deposited: | 12 May 2017 20:24 |
| Last Modified: | 12 May 2017 20:24 |
| PMCID: | PMC5025726 |
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| URI: | https://repository.cshl.edu/id/eprint/34711 |
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